Instrumentation and Control Technician

Work environment: Industrial maintenance environment

Contract: Negotiable (freelance or permanent employment)

Desired start: By mutual agreement

About the Position

To strengthen our technical teams, FMA Services is looking for an experienced Instrumentation and Control Technician / Instrumentation Technician for long-term assignments within industrial maintenance services in the Limburg region and the Port of Antwerp.

You will work in a technical maintenance environment where reliability, safety, and quality are central, and where you will be responsible for the proper functioning of critical instrumentation and control installations.

Your Responsibilities

• Preventive and corrective maintenance of instrumentation and control installations
• Calibrating, testing, and maintaining industrial measuring instruments
• Performing fault analysis and troubleshooting
• Detecting and resolving defects in instrumentation and control loops
• Checking and testing pressure, temperature, level, and flow measurements
• Maintenance and inspection of transmitters, switches, sensors, and control valves
• Performing loop checks and functional tests
• Checking analog and digital signals
• Working with HART communication and industrial calibration equipment
• Interpreting P&IDs, loop diagrams, data sheets, and electrical/instrumentation diagrams
• Recording and reporting performed maintenance and calibration work
• Supporting shutdowns, modifications, and smaller projects where necessary.
• Safely performing work according to the applicable procedures of FMA Services and our client

Your Profile

• Technical education in instrumentation and control technology, instrumentation, electromechanics, electricity, or automation
• Experience as an Instrumentation and Control Technician, Instrumentation Technician, or E&I Technician.
• Experience with industrial process instrumentation
• Knowledge of calibration and measurement equipment
• Knowledge of pressure, temperature, flow, and level instrumentation
• Experience with troubleshooting
• The ability to read technical diagrams and P&IDs
• A strong safety awareness
• An independent, accurate, and solution-oriented way of working

Experience within petrochemistry, chemistry, process industry, utilities, or other industrial maintenance environments is a strong asset.

Education & experience

Education: Technical education in instrumentation and control technology, instrumentation, electromechanics, or equivalent

Experience: Relevant experience as an Instrumentation and Control Technician or Instrumentation Technician within an industrial environment

Core competencies

• Instrumentation & calibration
• Loop checks & functional tests
• Fault analysis & troubleshooting
• Reading P&IDs and technical diagrams

Requirements

• Good command of Dutch is mandatory for all locations
• In possession of a valid VCA certificate, or willing to obtain one
• Flexible and willing to work within an industrial maintenance environment
• You work safely, accurately, and quality-oriented
• You function both independently and within a maintenance team

What you can expect

You will join a specialized technical service provider active in sectors such as petrochemistry, chemistry, the pharmaceutical industry, and the general process industry.

We offer you:

• Long-term and technically challenging assignments
• Professional industrial work environments
• Competitive terms and conditions
• Opportunities for further technical development
• Personal guidance and short lines of communication
• Collaboration within an experienced E&I and instrumentation team

Both freelancers and candidates for permanent employment are eligible.

Candidates must have a valid EU residence and work permit and already be residing in the EU.